Re: North Bend

[Sean Grier]

Great links.  That helps me better differentiate the coastals from the immature rainbows that seem to be mixed together in many of our smaller high-mountain lakes and west-side streams.  Often I'll catch a coastal and be disappointed thinking it's only a 'bow.  Without the slash under the jaw (often missing or very faint on younger fish or at certain times of the year), it's tough to tell the difference.  And Cut-bows just drive me NUTS!  I can never tell them from the pure 'bows.  Gotta start looking for those larger spots all the way down to the belly on the coastals.  Much smaller and not as far down the sides on the 'bows.  Thanks for the links, Kent.

Sean

Kent Lufkin wrote:

I believe the name 'west slope' refers to the west slope of the Rockies which is their historic native range (ie. Idaho, Montana and Colorado) although they have been successfully planted elsewhere, perhaps into eastern WA. As you can readily tell from the links below, coastals are a silvery color with  a distinctive spotted pattern that covers nearly their entire body. See an illustration of a coastal CT here:  http://www.americanfishes.com/bigimg/le14.jpg And go here for an illustration of a west slope: http://www.americanfishes.com/bigimg/le22.jpg Kent Lufkin  

Andy, are you positive you were catching Westslope cutts around here?  My understanding is coastal cutts are those that are in waters on this side of the mountains.

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From: Andy Stouppe

To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 7:14 PM

Subject: RE: North Bend

 

I live just west of North Bend and do quite a bit of fishing around there. I favor small creeks and trout fishing. I have caught Coastal cuts and some Westslope cuts by poking around the small streams but no rainbows or brookies yet.

 

You find that there is quite a lot of pressure on the Middle Fork. Not so much on the other branches. The most productive stream is the Middle. It must have a better biomass or something. The other branches have been slower for me. Although I did see some big cuts lower down in one of the Forks that I will have to revisit.

 

I am hoping that the recent sale of some Weyerhaeuser land to a conservation group opens up a little more of the North Fork. I would like to do some exploring.

 

Drop me an email and we can connect offline. I don't what to start another rush to Mystery Lake. It would ruin my fishing for dinks.

 

Andy S.

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Les Korcala
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 9:55 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: North Bend

Hello:

 

Just moved to North Bend.

 

Are there is anyone from waflyfishers group, who lives there and fly fish.

 

I live in the Wood River home estates, right by the river , I would like to find out more on trout fishing there.

 

Thanks for any info, and best wishes.

 

 

Les K.

 

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